Graduate Programs at Missouri Western State University

Graduate School Overview

Missouri Western State University (referred to as MWSU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Saint Joseph, MO. It is classified as a Master's College and University (smaller programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1923 - Current[Estimated Date]).

MWSU Directory Information
School Name	Missouri Western State University (MWSU)
Address	4525 Downs Dr, Saint Joseph, MO 64507
Phone	816-271-4200
Web	https://www.missouriwestern.edu
Online Application	https://www.missouriwestern.edu/admissions/apply-for-admission
Financial Info	https://www.missouriwestern.edu/finaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Missouri Western State University is $7,735 for Missouri residents and $12,505 for out-of-state students. The school has 182 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 4,023 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 81 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's. Among them, 1 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$12,505 $7,735 for Missouri Residents
Student Population	182
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	81 graduate programs (1 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Missouri Western State University is $7,735 for Missouri residents and $12,505 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $394 for Missouri residents and $660 for out-of-state students.

Missouri Western State University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Missouri Western State University offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	1 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Missouri Western State University is $7,735 for Missouri residents and $12,505 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.52% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Missouri Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$6,828	$542	$11,005	$504
2019-2020	$7,188	$542	$11,581	$504
2020-2021	$6,534	$512	$11,700	$512
2021-2022	$6,840	$618	$11,700	$618
2022-2023	$7,110	$625	$11,880	$625

The graduate school tuition & fees of MWSU is relatively inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Missouri. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Missouri graduate tuition is $17,382 (public) / $14,067 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Missouri Western State University	$7,735	$12,505
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Missouri Graduate Schools	$12,522	$15,239
Public	$9,435	$17,382
Private	$14,067

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $13,070 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Missouri Western State University. On-campus living costs are increased by 1.55% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,070. Off-campus living costs are increased by 1.55% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$8,950	$2,665	$8,950	$2,665
2019-2020	$9,125	$2,665	$9,125	$2,665
2020-2021	$10,030	$2,670	$10,030	$2,670
2021-2022	$10,200	$2,670	$10,200	$2,670
2022-2023	$10,200	$2,870	$10,200	$2,870

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $394 for Missouri residents and $660 for other students at Missouri Western State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 1.54% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Missouri Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$341	$611
2019-2020	$359	$643
2020-2021	$363	$650
2021-2022	$380	$650
2022-2023	$394	$660

Graduate Programs at MWSU

Missouri Western State University offers 21 graduate programs for Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 96 students have completed their study at Missouri Western State University.

Offered Degrees at Missouri Western State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	14	0	91
Post Bachelor's Degree	7	1	5
Total	21	1	96

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Missouri Western State University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Rhetoric and Composition program with 4 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 48 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Missouri Western State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Rhetoric and Composition	✕	4	-
Forensic Science and Technology	✕	2	-
Rhetoric and Composition	✕	2	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	1	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	1	-

Popular Master's Programs at Missouri Western State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	48	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	35	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	16	$36,000
Nursing Administration	✕	13	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	11	-

Missouri Western State University offers 21 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 96 students have completed their graduate studies.

91 students have earned/completed Master's program.
5 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's
Post-Bachelor's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	✕	0	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences (other)	✕	1	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	2	-
Education [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Educational Evaluation and Research	✕	7	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	3	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Rhetoric and Composition	✕	1	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✕	1	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	0	$36,000
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	11	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	0	-
Chemistry (other)	✕	2	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Forensic Science and Technology	✕	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Nursing Administration	✕	8	-
Business [+]	✕	48 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	48	-
	Total	91

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	✕	0	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	1 completers	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	✕	0	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	1	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Rhetoric and Composition	✕	4	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Forensic Science and Technology	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Nursing Administration	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	0	-
	Total	5

Graduate Student Population at MWSU

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 176 students enrolled into Missouri Western State University graduate schools where it has total 4,023 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 59 full-time and 117 part-time graduate students. By gender, 56 male and 120 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	176	56	120
Full-time	59	22	37
Part-tme	117	34	83

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 147 White (83.52%), 7 Black/African American (3.98%), 1 Asian (0.57%), and 21 students with other races. 9 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	176	56	120
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	1	0	1
Black/African American	7	4	3
Hispanic	0	0	0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	147	44	103
Two More	9	5	4
Un-Known	2	0	2
Non-resident Alien	9	3	6

Missouri Western State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 80 graduate students (45.45% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 65 graduate students (36.93% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	176
Enrolled Online Exclusively	80
Enrolled Some Online Courses	65
Not in Online Courses	31

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Missouri Western State University. 67 students are aged 20 to 24 (38.07% of total students), 8 students are aged above 50 (4.55%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Missouri Western State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	176	56	120
Age 20-21	1	0	1
Age 22-24	66	25	41
Age 25-29	37	13	24
Age 30-34	19	10	9
Age 35-39	23	4	19
Age 40-49	22	3	19
Age 50-64	8	1	7

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